I am an Iranian Citizen (and Chinese residence permit) who has a Norway D-type visa (single entry). I'm going to buy a flight ticket from Beijing (China) to Oslo (Norway) with a connecting flight at "Amsterdam Schiphol Airport", with a layover of 13 hours and 20 minutes. Beijing → Amsterdam → Oslo Does a Multiple Entry Visa Cost More Than a Single-Entry Visa? No, all Schengen visas (single-entry or multiple-entry) cost the same. The Schengen embassy or consulate in Philippines decides the duration of your visa, so even if you receive a 7-day visa and a fellow applicant receives a 90-day visa, you both pay the same fee. Single Entry Visa application for 60 days and 180 days is submitted via Online Visa Approval with the following requirements. 1. Travel documents with the following conditions. a. A passport valid for a minimum of 12 months for a single-entry visitor visa application with a validity period of 180 days. b. For a double-entry visa: from the first day of your first visit to the Schengen area to the last day of your second visit to the Schengen area, with a maximum of 90 days within a period of 180 days. For a multiple-entry visa: 90 days (in which you can enter and leave the Schengen area as often as you like) within a period of 180 days. “The standard single entry visa option also remains available,” the Ministry notes. The fee for a single entry visa is €60, whereas the fee for a multiple-entry visa is €100. Currently exempt from the visa requirement to enter Ireland are the following countries: Andorra, Honduras, Samoa, Antigua & Barbuda, Hong Kong (Special Admin. Single entries exist for European passports and the rest of the world I think. But as a US citizen you can only get a multiple entry visa that's cost $100 and has a maximum stay of 3 months that is 90 days. Good luck! I would just add that the eVisa you will receive for multiple entry as a US citizen for $100 USD is good for 1 year now. 3UoYv.

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